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A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches,
and favor is better than silver or gold.
and favor is better than silver or gold.
Choose a good reputation over great riches;
being held in high esteem is better than silver or gold.
being held in high esteem is better than silver or gold.
The rich and the poor meet together;
the Lord is the Maker of them all.
the Lord is the Maker of them all.
The rich and poor have this in common:
The LORD made them both.
The LORD made them both.
The prudent sees danger and hides himself,
but the simple go on and suffer for it.
but the simple go on and suffer for it.
A prudent person foresees danger and takes precautions.
The simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences.
The simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences.
True humility and fear of the LORD
lead to riches, honor, and long life.
lead to riches, honor, and long life.
Thorns and snares are in the way of the crooked;
whoever guards his soul will keep far from them.
whoever guards his soul will keep far from them.
Corrupt people walk a thorny, treacherous road;
whoever values life will avoid it.
whoever values life will avoid it.
Train up a child in the way he should go;
even when he is old he will not depart from it.
even when he is old he will not depart from it.
Direct your children onto the right path,
and when they are older, they will not leave it.
and when they are older, they will not leave it.
The rich rules over the poor,
and the borrower is the slave of the lender.
and the borrower is the slave of the lender.
Just as the rich rule the poor,
so the borrower is servant to the lender.
so the borrower is servant to the lender.
Whoever sows injustice will reap calamity,
and the rod of his fury will fail.
and the rod of his fury will fail.
Blessed are those who are generous,
because they feed the poor.
because they feed the poor.
Drive out a scoffer, and strife will go out,
and quarreling and abuse will cease.
and quarreling and abuse will cease.
Throw out the mocker, and fighting goes, too.
Quarrels and insults will disappear.
Quarrels and insults will disappear.
He who loves purity of heart,
and whose speech is gracious, will have the king as his friend.
and whose speech is gracious, will have the king as his friend.
Whoever loves a pure heart and gracious speech
will have the king as a friend.
will have the king as a friend.
The eyes of the Lord keep watch over knowledge,
but he overthrows the words of the traitor.
but he overthrows the words of the traitor.
The LORD preserves those with knowledge,
but he ruins the plans of the treacherous.
but he ruins the plans of the treacherous.
The sluggard says, “There is a lion outside!
I shall be killed in the streets!”
I shall be killed in the streets!”
The lazy person claims, “There’s a lion out there!
If I go outside, I might be killed!”
If I go outside, I might be killed!”
The mouth of an immoral woman is a dangerous trap;
those who make the LORD angry will fall into it.
those who make the LORD angry will fall into it.
Folly is bound up in the heart of a child,
but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
A youngster’s heart is filled with foolishness,
but physical discipline will drive it far away.
but physical discipline will drive it far away.
Whoever oppresses the poor to increase his own wealth,
or gives to the rich, will only come to poverty.
or gives to the rich, will only come to poverty.
A person who gets ahead by oppressing the poor
or by showering gifts on the rich will end in poverty.
Sayings of the Wise
or by showering gifts on the rich will end in poverty.
Sayings of the Wise
Words of the Wise
Incline your ear, and hear the words of the wise,
and apply your heart to my knowledge,
Incline your ear, and hear the words of the wise,
and apply your heart to my knowledge,
Listen to the words of the wise;
apply your heart to my instruction.
apply your heart to my instruction.
for it will be pleasant if you keep them within you,
if all of them are ready on your lips.
if all of them are ready on your lips.
For it is good to keep these sayings in your heart
and always ready on your lips.
and always ready on your lips.
That your trust may be in the Lord,
I have made them known to you today, even to you.
I have made them known to you today, even to you.
I am teaching you today — yes, you —
so you will trust in the LORD.
so you will trust in the LORD.
Have I not written for you thirty sayings
of counsel and knowledge,
of counsel and knowledge,
to make you know what is right and true,
that you may give a true answer to those who sent you?
that you may give a true answer to those who sent you?
In this way, you may know the truth
and take an accurate report to those who sent you.
and take an accurate report to those who sent you.
Do not rob the poor, because he is poor,
or crush the afflicted at the gate,
or crush the afflicted at the gate,
Don’t rob the poor just because you can,
or exploit the needy in court.
or exploit the needy in court.
for the Lord will plead their cause
and rob of life those who rob them.
and rob of life those who rob them.
For the LORD is their defender.
He will ruin anyone who ruins them.
He will ruin anyone who ruins them.
Make no friendship with a man given to anger,
nor go with a wrathful man,
nor go with a wrathful man,
Don’t befriend angry people
or associate with hot-tempered people,
or associate with hot-tempered people,
lest you learn his ways
and entangle yourself in a snare.
and entangle yourself in a snare.
or you will learn to be like them
and endanger your soul.
and endanger your soul.
Be not one of those who give pledges,
who put up security for debts.
who put up security for debts.
Don’t agree to guarantee another person’s debt
or put up security for someone else.
or put up security for someone else.
If you have nothing with which to pay,
why should your bed be taken from under you?
why should your bed be taken from under you?
If you can’t pay it,
even your bed will be snatched from under you.
even your bed will be snatched from under you.
Do not move the ancient landmark
that your fathers have set.
that your fathers have set.
Don’t cheat your neighbor by moving the ancient boundary markers
set up by previous generations.
set up by previous generations.